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W. H. PUX.

PAD. PPLIOATION FILED JUNE 16, 1909Y Patented Aug. 16,1910

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To all whom it 'may concern.:

lle it known that l, Wimmer l-l. Fox, of Lincohn. in the county of Lancaster and State oi Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful. improvements in l'ads; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in 4,the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in pads and more particularly to hip pads for use of base-ball players,--one object of the invention being to construct the device in such manner that a smooth ht shall be insured around the hips in the region of the Waist band of the trousers,

A further object is to avoid the use of a buclrleor other connecting means at the front portion oi the device Where the'same entends over or near the @abdomen of the wearer.

A further object is to construct the bip pads in such manner that the same'may be forced around to the rear of the hips and thus insure the protection of the latter in case the player should turn during the act of sliding to a base.

A further object is to construct and conneet hip pads tor use of base-ball players, in such manner thatthe same shall be comfortable to the wearer, fit hirn neatly and provideeffectual means for his protection YVith these objects in view the invention consists incertain novel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter more fully described and pointed outl in the claim. f

In the accompanying draWings,-Figur-e l is a perspective View illustrating an einbodiment ont my' invention, and Fig. 2 is `an ele- Vvvation 'of the device laid flat. f. l l

l, 1, represent tvvofpads, each comprising a suitable envelop containing padding material. rllhe iront edge 2` of each pad is made practically straight so that when the device is laid out flat the iront edges oi' the respective pads will be substantially parallel with each other, While the rear edges of the Specication of Letters Patent. iPat'vennitiedy 'Augp 16, 19,10. Application filed .lune 16, 1909. Serial-Norl'illfttllti.

depth, the backportion of each of said ,Waist band members' being made of 'greater depth than the front ortions therepfas clearly illustrated in Fig. 2, for a purpose which will be hereinafter explained. The front ends of the two Waist band-members are connected by means of an elastic strap 5, the

ends of which latter are secured to the ends of said Waist band members. A strap 6 1s` secured to the rear end ot' one ol? lthe yvaist band members and provided with a serles of eyelets 7 to receive the tongue of a buckle 8 attached to the other waist band member in while the elastic connection will extend across the front poi-tin of the players body,-thus avoidin the use of any device in proximity to the ab omen which could cause injury when the player slides to a base. By suspending the pads from waist band members havin considerable Width or depth, said Waist band members jvvill be caused to lit neatly over the hips of the playerand thus avoid the presdnce of bulky padding under or over 4the belt employed by the player for sustainingl his trousers. Again by making the Waist band members Wlder or 'deeper at their back portions than at their front portions, the pad Will be forced Well around to the rear olf the hip and thus` insure positive protection for the same in case theplayer turns While sliding.

Havi'nw fully described my invention what I claim as neiv and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is,-

As a new article of manufacture, a hip pad comprising a flexible waistband madevin sections, two of the,sections being in elastic and of substantial Width, and one section elastic, theela'st'losection, being directly secured at its ends tfo the inelastic sections, a hip pad secured atits edgeP to the lower edge only of each inelastic secspecification in the presence of two subtion of the band, the said inelastic sections scribing witnesses. of the band being of less thickness than the pads whereby they may readily conform to 5 the Waist of the wearer, and a buckle for Witnesses:

oonnecting said inelastic sections. GUY W. GREEN, In testimony whereof, I have signed this MARTIN NEILAN.

WILLIAM H. FOX. 

